Nebraska Newspapers

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Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Readers.
WAR NEWS.
Six Americans were killed in the
sinking of the British steamer Marina
by a German submarine, according
to a report of American Consul Frost
at Queenstown.
* * *
A Reuter dispatch from Amster
dam says: "According to the Berliner
Tageblatt there is no longer any miik
in greater Berlin or other large towns
except for invalids.”
* • *
October losses of 107,033, bring the
total British casualties for the four
months of the Somme offensive to
414,202. The daily average loss for
October is 3,452.
• * *
Fort Vaux, one of the most impor
tant fortifications captured by the
German crown prince in his, pro
longed drive at Verdun, has been
evacuated by the Germans.
• • *
Conscription was defeated in Aus
tralia, the first dependency of the
British empire to put the draft rule to
a vote. It is probably the first time
in history women have voted on the
question of sending sons and sweet
hearts to war.
* * *
Activities of German submarines
against Norwegian ships in Arctic
waters has increased to such an ex
tent since the German-Norwegian
submarine dispute that shipping firms
canceled all sailings through the
White sea.
• • * /•
Pope Benedict’s appeal to bishops
throughout the world to help in the
relief of Poland has brought to the
Vatican the sunt of $800,000, which
will be sent to the Polish committee
in Switzerland for the relief of suf
fering.
» * *
At least eleven outpost steamers
and two or three torpedo boat de
stroyers or torpedo boats were sunk
by a German torpedo boat squadron in
the English channel between Folk
stone and Bolougne, according to an
official communication issued at Ber
lin.
* • •
Twenty-four thousand, two hundred
bags of mail from Germany and 16,280
bags destined for Germany were con
fiscated By the British hnd French
authorities from December, 1915, to
the end of September, 1916, says the
Berlin Overseas News Agency.
• » •
The British government is propos
ing to take over control of the coal
industry of Great Britain in the near
future, the purpose being to give a
certain power of control over the neu
tral shipping which coals at British
ports..
GENERAL.
Divorces are on the increase in Chi
cago. In 1914 divorces numbered 3,614;
in 1915 there were 4,116, according to
a report.
* * *
The town of Mazatlan, Mex., claims
as resident the oldest man in the
world—Jose Juan Venasquez, an In
dian, who, according to all records, is
122 years old.
Virginia has been added to the dry
column, making the eighteenth stale
to abolish saloons. The f new state
wide prohibition law went into effect
at midnight October 31st.
♦ * *
A vein of coal five feet in thickness
ha£ been discovered near Shenan
doah, Iowa. The vein is 250 feet be
low the surface and was found acci
dentally while borong a well.
• • •
A Thanksgiving appeal for funds to
relieve sufferihg among the widows
and orphans in Germany was issued
by the American relief committee,
backed by James W. Gerard, United
States ambassador to Germany, who
expressed the belief that a liberal
contribution would tend to make for
a more friendly feeling between Ger
many and the United States.
* * •
What was said to be the largest
charitablk project ever undertaken
was started when it was announced
at New York City that a campaign to
raise $10,000,000 in 1917 far Jewish
war sufferers in Europe had begun.
• * *
John Copeland, charged with the
killing of Wm. Black, an anti-Catholic
lecturer, was found not guilty by a
jury in the district court at Galveston,
Texas, after deliberating 84 hours.
Black was killed at Marshall, Tex.,
February 31, 1915.
• * •
New Y'ork City faces a serious coal
shortage, dealers say, and unless a
limitation is placed on deliveries to
one ton to a consumer a famine can
not be averted. Domestic coal is sell
$12.50 a ton.
• • •
Full reconsideration of the ques
tion of the advisability of construct
ing a tunnel under the English chan
nel to connect England and France
was promised by Premier Asquith in
receiving a deputation in favter of the
project
• • •
The new Trolpastta canal In Swe
den has been opened by King Gustave.
The canal establishes communication
between Wener lake .and the North
m aad its construction took seven
Barely 3,000 Americans remain in
the republic of Mexico, as compared
with the lOP.OOO or more which lived
in that country prior to the Madero
revolution in 1911.
* * *
Chicago’s revenue will drop $75,000
next year by the lapse of seventy
five saloon licenses for the year be
ginning November 1. There remain,
however, 7,100 saloons in operation.
• • •
It is now believed that between 40
and 50 persons lost their lives instead
of 19 reported in the burning of St.
Elizabeth’s hospital at Farnham,
Quebec, Canada.
• * *
Debts of the seven largest nations ■
in the war are in excess of $75,000,
000,000, as compared with $27,000,000,
000 at the war’s beginning, according
to statistics compiled by a New York
bank.
• * *
Seventy-five per cent of the corn
crop of Oklahoma still is in the hands
of the farmers, who apparently hope
to profit by further price advances,
according to a report issued by the
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture.
• * •
The German under sea merchant- j
man Deutschland, commanded by
Captain Koenig and a crew of twenty,
five men, has arrived safely at New
London, Conn., completing its second
trip across the Atlantic. The Deutsch
land was twenty-one days making the
voyage and carried a cargo valued at
$19,000,000.
• • •
Drastic and immediate action will
be taken in the federal investigation
of the soaring prices of j^d products,
Charles F. Clyne, Uniteu States dis
trict attorney at Chicago, announced.
He said that lie had information that
the jobbers in several large cities
hold daily conversations over long
distance telephones and fix the prices
of foodstuffs.
* * •
Alderman Pretzel of Chicago has
has issued a statement declaring that
packing firms in the city have more
than 37,500,000 eggs in cold storage
and that the price of 45 cents a dozen
for this commodity is due to that
cause. He claims that eight men
controlled the entire supply and that
the eggs were bought tor speculative
purposes last summer at an average
cf 22 cents a dozen.
MEXICAN TROUBLE.
The Mexican-American joint com
mission. rejected the proposition to
transfer the coneferences from Atlan
tic City to Washington.
* * *
Dr. G. K. Servin, a naturalized
American, was arrested at Tucson,
Ariz., charged with conspiracy to ex
port arms to revolutionists in Mexi
co. Warrants also were issued for a
number of other persons.
* * *
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, is re
ported to have fallen into the hands
of Villa bandits. This town was
given as Villa’s objective when the
bandit moved south from Santa Ysa
bel.
* * •
Mexican bandits held up a passen
ger train near Juarez killed twenty
nine Carranza guards, robbed the
passengers, stripped all the women
on board of their clothing and carried
off everything of value in wagons.
* * •
The four Villa bandits who were
captured at the Babicora ranch, sev
enty-five miles southeast of Casas
Grandes, following a fight between
the bandits and the Carranza forces
stationed at the Babicora ranch, have
been summarily executed.
* • *
Jose- Diaz, said to be a naturalized
American citizen, was executed at Par
ral on October 3, at the order of Gen
eral Luis Herrera, the Carranza com
mandant, according to the statement
by Mrs. Margarita Diaz, his wife, at
El Paso.
• * *
An army of 175,000 loyal men, well
equipped, provisioned and clothed, is
now under command of General Car
ranza, according to Andres G. Garcia,
inspector genral of consulates for the
de facto government of Mexico, who
arrived in New York from El Paso.
* * *
Charges by Luis. Cabrera of the
Mexican peace commission, that am
munition and supplies are being smug
gled across the border to Villa under
the eyes of United States officials
were discredited by customs and other
United States department officials
at El Paso.
WASHINGTON.
Obligations of foreign governments,
bankers and merchants now held in
the United States were estimated by
the federal reserve board at $1,931,
I 000,000. They are distributed as fol
I lows: Europe, $1,627,000,000; British
America, $212,000,000; Latin Amer
icas, $88,000,000; China, $-1,000,000.
• * *
Great Britain's note in reply to
American representatives against the
commercial blacklist has been re
ceived at the state department. It is
understood to reiterate the conten
tion for the right to blacklist, but of
fers methods, of relief to Americans
in certain circumstances.
* • •
While shipments of all classes of
freight are piling up in most of the
important producing centers of the
country, and shippers frantically call
ing for relief the interstate commerce
commission has beun an inquiry.
* * *
The postoffice department is pre
pared to accept a proposal submitted
by Count von Bernstorff, that mails
between this country and Germany be
transported in merchant submarines.
Announcement to this effect was
made by the second assistant post
master general.
• • *
More than 10,000 men, mostly ne
groes, are said to have gone from Flo
rida alone to northern points, particu
larly Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, to
take employment offered them daring
the mat. two or time months.
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OATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
Nov. 21-23 — Farmers’ Co-operative
State Grain and Live Stock Ship
ping ass’n vonvention at Omaha.
November 25—State Federation of
Musical Clubs conference at Lincoln.
Nov. 27 to Dec. 2—Annual Poultry
Show at Omaha.
Dec. 4 to 9—Annual Poultry and Pet
Live Stock Show at Beatrice.
Dec. 6-7-8—State Irrigation associa
tion annual convention at Bridge
port.
Dec. 12 to 14.—State Convention of
County Commissioners and Clerks
at Alliance.
Dec. 12-14—Nebraska Farmers Con
gress at Omaha.
December 20-21—National Farmers'
Equity Convention at Omaha.
January 1 to 6—State Poultry Show at
Kearney.
January 15-20—State Improved Live
Stock association meeting at Lin
coln.
January 16-17-18—Annual convention
of Nebraska Volunteer Firemen at
Auburn.
January 16-19—Winter Apple, Floral
and Potato Show at Lincoln.
A dramatic club known as the Lyric
Players, has been organized at Shu
bert. The purpose of the club is to
study and at different time produce
the works of different playwrights.
Milk prices have been raised two
cents a quart at Fremont as the re
sult of an agreement of dealers and
creameries. Milk now sells at 9
cents a quart, instead of 7 cents.
Walter Miesbaeh. of Teeumseh, is
suffering with two broken ribs, the re
sult of having a chair playfully pulled
from under him while enjoying a party
with a company of young folks at a
neighbor's home.
Jitney busses and taxicabs are idle
at Norfolk as a result of orders to the
police by the city council to stop
drivers of all cars who were unable to
produce licenses under the new jitney
and taxicab ordinance.
Dakota county had 3.0S3 acres in
winter wheat this year, yielding an av
erage crop of 20 bushels per acre, or
over 60,000 bushels, worth in the
neighborhood of $90,000.
The Grace Lutheran congregation of
Hooper dedicated their new church
building last Sunday, with pastors
and laymen from adjoining towns in
attendance.
The Burlington railroad has found
it necessary to make a considerable
addition to its freight facilities at Al
liance as the result of the steady bus
iness increase.
The first report on corn yield 'in
Phelps county, made by A. M. Banner,
near Holdrege, shows about twenty
eight bushels to the acre, based on a
twenty-five acre field.
Seventy-five converts were register
ed at a five weeks’ evangelistic cam
paign conducted by Rev. G. H. Gftiy
and W. H. Cpllins, at Springfield.
There is a possibility that the cider
and vinegar factory at Stella will not
resume operation this year, as the re
sult of apple crop shortage.
The Methodist congregation of Ran
dolph will erect a new church build
ing at once to take the place of the
one destroyed by fire.
Farm Demonstrator Liebers of Gage
county has purchased a carload of
Shropshire sheep for a number of far
mers in the county.
Benson Presbyterians have purchas
ed a church site and plan to build a
new, modern edifice in the very near
future.
The big drainage ditch of the Nema
ha valley drainage district, running
from Syracuse to Talmage, is nearing
completion.
Avoca schools have adoptfd the hot
lunch system and it is meeting with
favor by both parents and patrons.
The big Farmers’ Co-operative ele
vator, containing thousands of bush
els of grain, at Osceola, was com
pletely destroyed by fire. The loss Is
estimated at $75,000.
Alpha Graf, a fanner living north
east of Beatrice, reports that his corn
is yielding fifty-two bushels to the
acre. This is the best yield reported
this season in Gage county.
A whooping crane, which measures
eiglity-four inches from tip of one
wing to the other, was shot on the
Platte river by L. R. Killian of Morse
Bluff.
Wilber Gettys, 16-vear-old son of
Rev. Gettys, Methodist pastor at Ar
nold, was almost instantly killed in a
football game at Ansley. He received
a dislocation of his neck and death
resulted almost immediately.
Catholics of York dedicated their
reconstructed and enlarged church
building last Sunday, with Bishop
Tiben of Lincoln conducting the cere
mony.
The Burlington is building a new
five-stall engine house at Oxford to
take the place of the building destroy
ed by tornado in August
Auburn 'is to have twenty-five Mu
nicipal Christmas trees this year. The
main one is to be in the center of
the town and the remainder to be set
six to the block on adjoining streets.
Each child will receive candy, nuts,
fruit and a toy.
Work is progressing very favorably
on the Platte river bridge under con
struction by the Burlington on the
Chalco-Yutan cut-off near Yutan.
Fifty-five citizens of Lincoln county,
all over 70 years old, attended the
second annual Sunset social at North
Platte.
The highest price ever paid for
lambs in October was recorded on the
Omaha /Live Stock market, when
George M. Reed of Laurel, ’sold a
shipment weighing a little under sev
enty-four pounds straight, at $11.
The Aurora Young Men’s Christian
association is planning on a free lec
ture course this winter. The organi-.
zation is becoming a community cen
ter of considerable proportions.
A bunch of corn-fed cattle sold for
$11.10 a hundredweight at South
Omaha the other day, a record price
October was the banner month for
live stock receipts at the South
Omaha market. On the 16th the
largest number of cattle were received
for a single day—1,015 cars; the week
ending October 21, 55,987 head of cat.
tie were shipped in, breaking all rec
ords for a week's receipts, the great
est number of cattle received in one
month—225,000 head—were registered.
Besides all of this, 12,015 cars of
stock of all kinds were shipped to the
market, which smashes all monthly
records.
Kearney grain dealers and elevator
men declare they face a serious prob
lem as the result of the freight car
shortage. Wheat is selling around
$1.70 a bushel in Buffalo county, the
highest price in all history. Elevators
are filled to overflowing and unless
relief comes soon, buying may cease,
dealers say.
Butter, eggs and poultry are selling
from 15 to 25 per cent higher than at
this time last year, according to
Omaha commission men. The ad
vance Is due chiefly to shortage, they
say. Government reports show that
storage houses contain 20 per cent less
butter than they did last year and 26
per cent less eggs.
The Cuming County Fanners' Edu
cational and Co-Operative Union was j
formed at West Point last week. The
rural credits problem; telephone
question, and the adoption of the
county Torrens land title scheme will
he taken up at the next meeting,
scheduled for January 2, 1917.
At a Duroc Jersey sale near Syra
cuse, thirty-one head were sold at an
average of $30 per head. The top
mark was a fall boar which went for
$51. Eleven head of gilts sold at an j
average o' $33.50 per head. Most of
the animals went to breeders outside i
of the county
Slow seepage through the underly- j
ing quicksand caused a $3,500 to1
$5,000 loss to the Central Power Co.’s j
water power plant at Grand Island.
The flumes caved in and put the tur
bine engines out of commission.
About 100 feet of the runway collapsed
completely.
built at a cost of $12,500, is now open
for use of the public. It is a beauti
ful structure and a credit to the city.
An automobile belonging to Mrs.
Esselbatte of Seward, was taken out
of her garage by a gang of boys Hal
lowe’en night and set afire.
Stock receipts so far this year at
the South Omaha market are: Cattle,
1,129,910 head; hogs, 2,232,233, and
sheep. 2,Cl 1,343, an increase over last
year in the first ten months of 157,040
\ head of cattle; 255,708 head of hogs
and a decrease of 104,575 head of
sheep.
Musical cltlbs from all over Ne- ,
braska will gather in Lincoln Satur
day, November 25, for ati inter-com
munity conference under the auspices
of the State Federation of Musical
clubs.
A call has been issued by the execu
tive officers of the Nebraska State Ir
rigation association, for the seventh
annual convention of the organization
to be held at Bridgeport, December 6,
7 and 8. •
Phelps county farmers purchased
two hundred and twenty head of
calves at a public sale at Holdrege a
few days ago. They expect to rough
them through the winter and sell them
as grass-feds next summer.
The Nebraska Improveed Live Stock
association will hold its annual con
! vention in Lincoln during the third
| week in January. Charles Graff of
Bancroft is president of the organiza- 1
tion.
The 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs I
William Koenecke of Beatrice, had
both legs cut off in the Burlingtor
yards while playing between some
cars on a sidetrack when an engine
hooked on to the cars.
Three thousand people attended a
big barbecue at Wymore last week.
The Nebraska Potato company, wit!
headquarters at Chadron. has placed
50,000 bushels of potatoes in storage j
this year.
Mitchell Harbaugh, a 17-year-olc
boy of Broken Bow, had his right arm
torn off, his shoulder crushed and a
badly lacerated back, as the result oi
falling head-first in a corn shredder
He became wedged in the machine sc
tight that it took a half hour to gel
him out. Doctors say he may recover. ;
Seizing a loaded gun which had al :
ways been kept on a pantry shelf foi i
the purpose of shooting a squirrel he
had seen in the yard, Clarence Fish
bume of Grand Island, was instantly
killed when the weapon was acci
dentally discharged.
A gain of almost $1,500,000 a day
was the record set up by Omaha bank
clearings for the week ending Oct. 28
The total clearings for the week were
$30,163,591.23, as against $20,820,283.14
for the corresponding week a year ago
Regina, 16-months-old daughter of
Otto Muller, of Norfolk, died from
burns received playing about a stove
in the home while the mother was
emptying ashes in the backyard.
Beatrice bakeries have raised the ;
price of bread—5-cent loaves selling
at 6 cents and the 10-cent loaf at 12 i
cents.
Burlington railroad officials have
ordered removed a blockade of two
boxcars placed in such a way as to
prevent the Union Pacific from dou
ble-tracking across the former’s right-,
of-way in Hastings.’ The blockade
was placed in August, 1912.
The highest price for a car of any
corn was reached on the Omaha grain
exchange when a car of No. 2 yellow
sold for $1 a bushel. The com was
shipped from Brunswick.
Cattle receipts at the South Omaha
stock market last month broke all
previous October records.
Seven hundred and sixty horses,
purchased by agents of the allied pow.
ers, are being held up from shipment 1
at Grand Island by a quarantine order.
Grand Island is assuming the aspect
of one of the nation’s largest horse
markets.
Infantile paralysis caused the death
of the eleven months’ old daughter of
Isaac Goodwin, a farmer near May
wood.
Ten thousand dollars alimony was
allowed Mrs. Mary Bohlman, who se
cured a divorce from her husband at
GREATER THAN EVER
NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES
OVER FOURTEEN BILLIONS.
ESCORT FOR DEUTSCHLAND
Armored Submarine Expected to Con
voy Freighter On Its Return
Voyage to Germany.
Washington.—Reports of national
banks, condition on September 12, the
United States treasury department
announces, shows total resources
of $14,411,000,000, or $216,000,000
greater than ever before in the
nation's history. This was an increase
of $485,000,000 over June 30, last, and
$2,144,000,000 over September 2, 1915.
The previous high water mark was on
May 1, last.
Total deposits amounted to $11,
362,000,000, or $227,000,000 greater
than ever before. The increase was
$185,000,000 over June 30 and $2,133,
000,000 over September 2, 1915.
Deposits in central reserve bank
cities from May 1, last, to September
12 showed a reduction of $218,000,000,
while in other reserve cities there was
an increase of $151,000,000, and in
country banks an increase of $294,
000,000. “This,” says the comptrol
ler, “is indicative of the healthy, pro
gressive effect of the federal reserve
act in decentralizing and distributing
the money of the country.”
Loans and discounts were $7,859,
000,000, the largest amount ever re
ported.
Convoy for Deutschland.
New London, Conn.—The German
armored submarine U-57, sister ship
of the 17-53, which recently sank five
vessels off the New England coast, is
expected to act as a convoy for the
undersea freighter Deutschland on its
return trip to Germany, according to
a statement by Captain Paul Koenig.
“I would not be surprised if the ar
mored submarine appeared off the
coast while I am in port. You can’t
tell what the government will do.”
In answer to questions Captain
Koenig said he probably would make
his homeward dash within the next
ten days. He denied a report that he
would go through the Cape Cod canal,
saying nothing was to be gained by
this route.
Finsh Print Paper Probe.
Washington.—In a statement an
nouncing virtually completion of its
investigation of news print paper
prices, the federal trade commission
declares that during the first half of
this year when prices already were
soaring to unprecedented figures, the
average cost of producing news print
paper in domestic mills was less than
$1.65 per hundred pounds, or below
the average cost in the past three
years.
The investigation shows that con
tract prices rose this year from less
than $2 per hundred !o $3 and $3.50.
and on current niarke\ purchases the
publishers have paid 17 or more for
paper bought in the name way prio,r
to January 1 for between $2 and $3.
A complete report will be issued in
the near future.
Allies Loss Placed at 600,000.
Berlin.—Estimates of the Franco
British losses during the four months’
offensive on the Somme front emanat
ing from the German general head
quarters in the west gives the losses
in round numbers as 600,000. The
survey places the British losses at
400,000 and those of the French at
180,000. The estimates, the survey
says, are regarded as moderate in
view of the fact that the British
casualty lists admit, losses of 372,000
to the end of September. The writer
claims that each square mile of terri
tory recovered cost the allies more
than 5,000.
Virginia in Dry Column.
Richmond, Va.—Virginia, the eigli.
teenth state to ban the sale of intoxi
cating beverages, closed all saloons
at midnight. October 31, completing a
dry area in the south reaching from
Washington to Jacksonville to the
east and from Washington to New
Orleans to the west. Although a
large part of the old dominion pre
viously had been voted dry by local
option elections, the new state law
closed more than 800 saloons.
Supply Will Soon Be Exhausted.
Stockholm.—Great Britain’s export
prohibition on whisky has moved
Swedish dealers to take account of
their stocks. With the result that they
have but six^ months’ supply.
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No Haul Coal Famine.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—P. M. Chase,
vice president and general manager of
the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., and C. F
Huber, vice president of the Lehigh
and Wilkes-Barre Coal Co., declared
that there is no danger of an anthra
cite coal famine.
Will Pay for Delay.
Santiago, Chile.—England will turn
sver to Chile five submarines as com
pensation on account of the delay in
ielivery of dreadnaughts which were
contracted for in England by Chile.
Bread 12 Cents a Loaf.
Redding, Cal.—Bread has advanced
here to 12 cents for twenty-four ounce
loaf with the bakers making no small
er size loaves. The leading hotels
have raised their boarding rates $5 a
month while restaurants have ad
ranced prices in concert.
Building Largest Generator.
New York.—German electrical ex
perts are building the largest genar
itor and transformer in the world, ac
cording to advices received by those
Interested in the industry.
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S'flu g unb bie Settfe in bie Gcfc uttb
griff toieberum gum SdjiCBpriigcl,
nid)t um, tote itt friiljerctt, fdjdnen
Xagett, auf bte gagb 3U gcbcit, fan
bertt, tint feitt S'aterlanb gegett ben
Dor ben Xorcn tobettben geiub 3u
fdjii^en.
GS fdjeint einc gefunbe, urfraftige
Sippfcbaft getoefett 311 feitt, bie Don
j bett beutfdjen gelbent in bic Sdjiit
jengrdben ftieg, bettn feitbem fie bef
! finb, babeit Sriten uttb granjofeu,
SRuffett unb 9fimiiinen 311 fiegen auf
gebbrt. 21 m utciften Ijutten bie Sri=
ten unter biefeu fiir Xeutfdjlaitb
giinftigen Umftanben 311 Icibett. Sic
finb, bariiber beftebt fein 3meifel,
ber gefaljrlicbfte geittb, roaS 3abl uttb
Sdljigfeit aubetrifft, uttb bie Gnttoicf
lung beS Somme - Sdjladjt butte eS
gefiigt, bag gerabe itjre grant, bie
britifdie, bent bcutfd)en ©egenftoB
am ftdrfften pretSgegcben toar. SiS
Gambles unb ettoaS bariiber Fiittaue
batte tnatt bie Slfliierten Dorftofeett
laffen, bantt tottrbe bent S^orftofj eitt
ftablerner, aitfdjcittenb utt3crbrecbli
d)er 3iiegel porgefd)oben. Xic briti
fdje grant nad) Corbett Ijin toar in
etoifcbcii 22 kilometer (pon Sbiepoai
bis Gambles) long getoorben, cine
fdjone i'lngriffSfladje fiir biL' auf ber
Sinic fitbtocitlid) Don Sapaumc ftarf
: Derfdjaustcn Xeutfcben. gu ben brei
: into cnujaib i'iottatcn, oic cc- ‘onten
! unb graugcfen nabm, bi-3 Gamble?
■ bor3ubringcn, batten bie Teutfdjeit
mcbr at? geniigenbc geit gefunbcit,
fid) auf ber norblidjen glanfe ber
; Sfriten einsunifteit. Tic nadjfolgen
j ben Greigniffe baben ba§ betbiefen.
©bgleid) fie immer tnicber ttcue
SRenfdjcnmaffen unb neue Sdjiffsla
bungen ooniWunition gegen bie beut
fdjen Siteiben fdjleubertcti, fie fdjmauf
ten unb tnidben nidit. gn uncrmefjli*
j dben Stromen flof) britifdje» Slut,
| nabe.w 4,000 3ft ann tnnrbcu alle
| jtnblf Stunben au» iljreu SReifjeit
au?gefd)icbcn.
' 53ei Saitli) bradicu bie 2?riten
fcdjsmal nor, aber attc biefc 2?orftbf>e
bradjen unter ben fd)lnerften blutigcit
SBerlufteit sufammeit. Tie beutfdje
Snfanterie fam au?, ifjrcn ltnterftau*
ben unb au§ ben Wranattrid)tern, in
! trcldjcit fie ben Slnfturm abgcmartct
| batte, rif; ba§ ©etnebr an bie Sdjul
ier unb mabte ben ftiirmenben ©eg
- ner in aufredjter SteHung im A>ia
fdjincu. unb ©etneljrfeuer nicber.
Cffenbar batte fid) ber ©egner ber
§offnuitg biagegebeit, ban feine enor
me artifleriftifdje Tdtigfeit feincr
Ignfantcrie ben &?eg 311 einem Icid)
ten Siege bffitelt miirbe, unb ba-3 er
fliirt and), luarum bie gnfantertb in
gefdjloffeiten itt'affen norging, mobei
fed)? bi§ sebit SturmmeUen aufeiit
aitber folgtcn.
Winter biefen Sturnimelleii tuaren
SRcfcrnen aufgeftellt, meldje non Offi
siercu 311 fjJferbe gefiibrt murbeit,
toaS gar uidjt 3U erfliireu miire, menu
ber geinb uidjt abfolnt iiberseugt ge
mefen mare, bafj bie bcntjdje §nfau
terie unter bent getoaltigeu gcuer
bcrnidjtet morbcit fei. Unter $urra
rufeu unb ©cfdjrei mii^ten fid) biefc
dftaffeu einem, mie fie glaubten, ftd)c
ren unb Icidjten Sicg entgegen.
mirb ntebr unb mcbr mabr
fdbcinlid), baf) fid) ber geinb au bie
fer uncrfd)iitterlid)eit grout ebenfo
berbluteit mirb, mie cs mit ben diuf
fen bercitS an ber gali3ifd)eit grout
ber gad mar.
9?eun3ig Cuabratntcilcii non bett
10,000, bie fie nebnten niiiffen, uni
bie Teutfdjen au§ granfreid) 3U ber
treiben, baben bie StEliierten in ben
bier 2Ronatcn ibrer bcrluftrci
d)en Offenfibc genotnmen. 9hir
9,910 meitere Suabratmcilen finb ju
nebnten iibrig. Unb bod) gibt e§ nod)
2eutc, bie an ben Sieg ber SlUiiertcn
glauben.
?fn ber oftlidjert grout baben bie
fRuffen ibre Slngriffe nidjt tnicber cr
neuert Tiefe SCatlofigfeit auf ruf
ftfdf)er Seitc ift cin ftummcr SetteU
fiir bie furdjtbare fRidjtigfett br
beutfdjcn SRelbuug, in ber bic 23-r
lufte ber SRuffen auf cine URiUicr
fIRenfdjen gefdjdfjt tuerbeu. Sludj Ijdr
man, in ber Geftalt bon Xeme.ub
mieberum bon ruffifdjen Sepatat
friebenl - UBiinfdjen. Cb bicfleidj)
bod) etma? taaljrea barau ift? 2>oi
einiger 3eit Fjicb cS, fRujflanb fei in
Jlugufi sumSeparatfvieben bcreit r,e
tbcfen, Ijabe aber mieber $offmuig>:n
gefdjbpft, ala iRumanien in ben ficief
cintrat. petite fcfjon, uadj fauir
Stecimonatlidjer firiegfiifjrung, ififRu
mdnicn feine .§ilfe rnefjr, fonbern ei
ne 2?iirbe, > bic anf fRufelanba fdjoa
fdjmer belafteten SdjuLtern rufjt.
'Miicrle beftefjcn auf ifjr 91 cdjt bie
fpoft 3U ranbcn.
a^affjtugton. Xtc "Introorf
granfreicfja unb Grogbritanniens
auf bie amerifattifdjejt gorbcrungei
betreffa Ginmifdjung feiiens ber gc
itannten Sanber in ben '^oftpcrfeb
ci:f IjoLjer See unb ber gefefctuibrt
gen 2>erfdjlcppung Pott 'JSoftbampfera
;ndj britifdjen £dfen, ift cine turner
fdjlcierte Slbroeifung alter '-Ifeljaup
hmgen unb gorbenmgen bec-Staats
bepartements.
Xie fRote giebt im '-prtnsip bie
ilnoerlcfjlidjCeit ber 2>ofi, nie im
intcrnationalcn ©cfc§ niebergelegt,
git, fpridjt itjr biefeibc aber in bet
Jffrariv ab. ISitglaub tnie Jranfrcid:
befjaupteu cin tRedjt 311 Ijabcu ameri
fatiifdjc i'oft in iufpisieren, trdljrenb
fie uadj Sonterbanb fudjen.
2ie 3mci oerbiiubeteu tRegicntngcn
beanfprudjen bag ftiedjt neutrale'l'oft
fdjiffe non iljrem Slurs nad) attiicr
ten .'pdfen 311 bringett sunt 3®cdc btc
'ffoftfadjeit 311 unterfudjen, senficren
ober 311 fonfisjiereit. Xiefcr ?ln
fprndj teurbe micberljolt bon ben 2?er
Staaten abgemiefen, nidjt aUein be
treffs bon fpoft fonbern audj bor
Siargoa.
Xac- ciujigc 3ngeftdubni§, tncldjcs
bic betben fRegicrungen madjen, ift in
folgenbcm f^affus ber SRote euttjal
ten:
„93etreff§ Xcrfenbung bon Xofu
menten unb Storrcfpoubenscn, toeldjt
auf neutralen Sdjiffen unb felbft in
§afen berMiicrten gefnnbcn merocn
unb in feincm 3uiammer.(jang mil
bent Siriegc fteben, Ijaben bie attiicr
ten fRegienmgen bie 23eborben ange
triefen, foldjc Sdjriftftiicfe nidjt auf
suljalteu, fonbern biefeibc reoindglttf
ofjne fSersug tneiter3ubcfdrbcm."
Sdjliefflidj erfldrett bic- aSiietter
fRegicrungen in einem mcitcrcu ttfaf
fug fid) bcreit, fiir Sdjaben, tbcldjct
bttrdj ^nfpefiion bon 'fSoftfadjen aus
i'crfeljen entftanben, fpater Giif3u<
fommen.
Uicittrnlitats • 2>crlctuing.
?Iad) ben gefiftcllungcn be§ Tla
rinebepartemeniS |iub con ber Sat
tcn>Station be3 9iero;J)orfer ^cralb
in ber SlScrflcibung Ijarmlofci
3Jad)rid)tcn, SBarnung an §an
bel-3 unb firieg§fd)iffen ber VII
liiertcn auSgegaugen, al» ba* bent
fd)e siriegi-taudbboot U-.53 in ber 9Ja
be be-3 9fanturfct • ScucrfdjtffcS feint
ilernidjtungSarbeit begonncu batte
2iefe iEelegranunc tourbe con bet
9Rarineftation im Sfrooflpncr ©d)ift§
baubof aitfgcfangcit ltnb nad) SBajb
ington gemelbet, bas fieutnant SBel
bon con ber „2Irfanfa§" fofort alt
3enfor einfcbte unb burdh Sfommaw
ber 2obb ben Seitcr be* 9inbiobieit
fte§ unferer i>iarinc cine rigoroft
Untcrfudiung einleitcn licg.
2er „3ieto 2)orf §eralb" nnterbab
an ber Sfattcrp cin ©djiffsbnreai
unb in SBcrbinbitng bamit cine fleiw
gunfenfprud)anlage, bie in grieben§'
jciten jum Sluffangen con 2epefdber
attfornnienber 2ampfer unb 3ur 3?c
nadjridjtigung con ©d’iffen auf l)t>
ber ©cc, and) jur llebermittelung ei
ne§ brabtlofen 9iad)rid)tenbienfte$
fiir foldbe ©djiffe bcnu&i tourbe.
9Jcitc§ 9Jiefrnf)PtcI.
2ie Stabt 9ieto2)orf toirb in nabei
3ufunft ba& gro&te £otcI ber SBeit,
bog neuc «^otd Gonunoitircalif), pc
fitjcn. 2ie SJiefenfaratoanferei toirb
ein CoUftanbigeS ©traf;engeciert ein
nebincn, 23 ©todtocrfc bod) fein,
2500 3inuncr bciitjcu unb $lu,000,'
000 foften. Ter 2»au erfolgt nad)
fooperaticcm Pan, inbctti 150,000
i'erfonen ant- alien £eilcn bcr 93er
ciuigtcn ©taaten jc $100 inPefiieren,
unb niemanb fann mebr al3 cine 21F
tie au $iOO ertoerben. ©§ toirb ba
rauf geredpiet, bag ba§ ncue $otel
jum grofjen 2eil bon feinen Sefifeern,
ben2lftieninbabent, frequeniiert toirb.
$orto 9!ito3 3“<frrfrnt«
© a u fjuon, 93ortorico. Der
(Srtrag ber bteSjabrigen 3ucferernte
bclauft fid) auf 483,590 Xonnen. @8
ift bie8 bie grogtc 3»idercrnte in bet
©efdjidjte ber ^nfel. $m oorigen
$abre ftettte fid) bie 3uderernte auf
346,490 £onnen. $ie gefamie bie8
jabrige Grille ift bereit» berfauft unin
jtoar jit 5% Scnt§ pro punb obet,
mebr, toa£ einen Grlo§ con $53,000^
000 ausmadjt.